Newsletter – Friday 16 November 2018

Message from the Principal

“Prayer is first of all listening to God. It’s openness.
God is always speaking; he’s always doing something.
A spiritual life without prayer is like the Gospel without Christ.
The real ‘work’ of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me.
Prayer is not what is done by us, but rather what is done by the Holy Spirit in us.
To pray is to walk in the full light of God and to simply say, without holding back,
‘I am human and you are God’.”
Henri Nouwen

Dear Parents, Students and Staff,

YOUTH SUMMIT – Today Evangeline Frew (5B), Sarah McGuire (5M) and Sasha Thuo (5W) attended the Catholic School Youth Summit at Chisholm Catholic College. The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Commission designated 2018 as the ‘Year of Youth,’ aiming to have strong dialogue and active engagement of young people focused on reconnection and renewal of a new generation of young people in the life of the Church.
To support the Year of Youth, Evangeline, Sarah and Sasha were provided with this opportunity to network and learn about Catholic leadership. The girls thoroughly enjoyed their day!

YEAR FIVE SUMMER CARNIVAL – Today our Year Five students participated in an Interschool Summer Carnival at Noranda and Yokine. The students played either Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee or Cricket. The weather was beautiful, and an enthusiastic, positive attitude was displayed by all our competitors which led to many excellent performances.

KINDY ORIENTATION SESSIONS – Last Friday, today and again on 24th November, we will welcome the newest members of our school community at our Kindy Orientation Sessions. The one-hour sessions provide the students with the opportunity to meet their teacher for 2019, familiarise themselves with the classroom and also meet some new friends.
The Kindy Orientation Sessions are also a fantastic way to welcome new parents into our school community; providing parents with the opportunity to meet one another, as well as receive information about how they can assist their child/ren with being prepared for school.

God Bless

Courtney Dunsire

Assistant Principal

Merit Certificates

PPB Milla Frost

1B Maxwell Gliddon

2B Joel Murabito

3B Laila Phillips-Lovell

4B Lexi Murray

5B Summer Carnival

6B Katherine Gilbert

PPM Adele Toh

1M Arthur Lydon

2M Zachary Hunter

3M William Moody

4M Lauren Kingston

5M Summer Carnival

6M Sienna Mule

PPW Maximillian Wittek

1W Ruby Tyers and Thomas Flower

2W Lachlan Skinner

3W Georgia Reid

4W Nicholas Trichilo

5W Summer Carnival

6W Talisa Di Toro

Person of the Week

MAXIMUS SCIBERRAS-WARD 3B

It was once said sometimes you need to be quiet to make noise…Max is someone who rarely makes a sound but when he does, you want to make sure you sit up and listen as he astounds you with his ideas. Some famous ‘quiet achievers’ are Albert Einstein, Bill Gates and Sir Isaac Newton. Max is one who is heading that way…just you wait and see!
He epitomises the values of Trust, Respect, Unity and Excellence on a daily basis. Max is trusted by his friends as well as all teachers as he knows right from wrong and leads others to make the right choice. He respects everyone and treats them with compassion. Through this respect, he is able to unite peers to work together to solve any challenge. Max has also learnt that with continued effort, excellence can be achieved. He has witnessed this through his astounding Term 4 test results in Maths.
Max, we are blessed to have your quiet nature working its magic within our classroom. Those close to you have realised they are so lucky to have found such a genuine and loyal friend. You thoroughly deserve to be named Junior Person of the Week!

LOLA DI DIO 4M

Lola, you consistently show so many wonderful and admirable traits in our classroom and school environment, which makes you a worthy recipient of the Senior Person of the Week.
Every morning you enter our classroom with a transmissible smile, a twinkle in your eyes and with a positive eagerness to learn. Lola, you are a carrier of enthusiasm. You participate whole-heartedly in all classroom activities and are continually developing new skills and knowledge through your willingness to have a go and accept the challenges that come your way. Smart people ask questions and Lola, you consistently do this to clarify your understandings, and question ideas and concepts with a loving heart.
You can be relied upon to respond sensibly in any situation and always display impeccable manners. Lola, you demonstrate great collaborative skills by listening attentively to the contribution of others and offering ideas and words of encouragement.
It is great to see the way in which you are willing to put the needs of others before your own and are always proactive in ensuring justice is done, without seeking recognition. Lola, you display a grace-filled attitude towards your peers and are a great team member. We are blessed to have you in our Year 4M classroom.
Congratulations on receiving this award!

School Fees

REMINDER – The 4th and final instalment for school fees is due on Friday 30 November. Please make sure all school fee accounts are paid by the due date.

Medical Alert

Please be advised that there have suspected cases of Conjunctivitis in Year 2.

Please visit www.health.wa.gov.au to see Communicable Disease Guidelines from the Department of Health WA for more details.

Music News

We are seeking expressions of interest from families who are keen for their child / children to learn a musical instrument in 2019. We have a thriving Instrumental Program at St Peter’s which is producing award winning instrumentalists, bands, ensembles and music scholarship winners.

Please click on the link to access the St Peter’s Instrumental Program 2019 for Children in Years 2-6.

School Banking News

We are very happy to announce our new School Banking Co-ordinator for 2019 will be Joanne Oksanen. Thank you, Joanne, for volunteering.
If you would like to assist as a volunteer in 2019, please come see us or leave your details at the office.It does not need to be a weekly commitment; any help will be much appreciated.
Children can redeem their gold tokens until Wednesday 28th November. Unfortunately, we have a 2 week wait for stock deliveries therefore any rewards that do not arrive before the end of term will be distributed in the new year.
Some things to remember; tokens do not expire and can be carried over to the new school year, if you are leaving the school you can hand back your tokens for us to reuse as tokens cannot be shared with family and friends.
Our last banking day will be Wednesday 28th November.
Prize winners for our raffle will be announced at assembly on Friday 30th November.

Second hand Uniform Shop

The second hand uniform shop will be open on Friday 23 November in Term 4.

will be holding Blink Photography Awards on Thursday 22 November from 6-9pm at Osborne Community Hub. This is a free event.

IONA PRESENTATION COLLEGE:

Special Boarders’ Reunion will take place Saturday 24 November from 3pm until 6pm. Bookings are essential at www.trybooking.com/VWCK

MERCEDES COLLEGE:

Year 6 Orientation Day for Year 7 2019 will be held on Monday 26 November.

CENTRE FOR FAITH ENRICHMENT:

will be offering a variety of courses and events throughout November. For more enquirers, please contact cfe@perthcatholic.org.au

RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA:

will be holding various Parenting Workshops throughout November and December. For more information or to book online, visit www.relationshipswa.org.au

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT:

featuring Mercedes College Select Choir and Choir on Thursday 6 December at 7pm at College Oval. Tickets can be purchased at www.trybooking.com/zged

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT:

on Saturday 8 December at 6.30pm at Halliday Park, Coode Street, Bayswater.

THE RACING FOR MNDi FOUNDATION:

invites you to MNDi Soirée on Monday 10 December at The Crown Towers Ballroom. Daniel Ricciardo will be at the event with Adrian Barich will be the MC. Anyone interested can buy individual tickets or buy a table of 10 at www.trybooking.com/ZGNE

This Summer WAAPA at ECU, Mt Lawley is offering an exciting performing arts program for students from Years 1 to 12. For information about the fantastic courses on offer please visit WAAPA Summer School or contact Gabrielle Metcalf at g.metcalf@ecu.edu.au

PARENT GROUP / P&F INDUCTION EVENING:

will be held on Thursday 21 February 2019 from 6.15pm until 8.30pm at St Peter’s Primary School, 1st Floor, Administration Building, 103 Wood Street, Inglewood. Please RSVP to admin@pff.wa.edu.au